Repairing Windows Media Player Error 0xC00D11BA

Error 0xC00D11BA is a Windows Media Player problem that indicates that there is a problem with your audio device. Windows Media Player is Windows’ default program for audio and video. Over the years, Windows Media Player has become a complete multimedia program that supports most audio and video formats. Additional codecs allow for even more formats to be supported.

Windows Media Player cannot play the file because there is a problem with your audio device, such as a sound card or sound controller. This error message may occur for one of the following reasons:

Your audio device is used by another program. Exit other programs that may use your audio device, then try again to play the file.

Your audio device is not working properly. To solve the problem, consult the sound troubleshooting tool in Windows Help or the documentation for your audio device.

You do not have an audio device installed on your computer. Install an audio device, then try playing the file again.

So to fix the 0xC00D11BA error in Windows Media Player, check your audio configuration, starting with the audio device itself.

Check the device manager

Try these steps:

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Open Start, type Device Manager and select it from the list of results. Under Sound, Video and Game Controllers, select your sound card, open it, select the Drivers tab, then select Update Drivers. If Windows cannot find a new driver, look for one on the device manufacturer’s website and follow the instructions.

If it didn’t work, try this:

Uninstall your audio driver: Open the Device Manager, right-click (or hold down) on the audio driver, then select Uninstall. Restart your device and Windows will try to reinstall the driver.

And if this doesn’t work, use the generic audio driver provided with Windows. Here is the procedure:

Disable audio enhancements

In the Improvements tab, select the Disable all extensions check box and try to play your audio device.

If this does not work, select Cancel and select another default device (if available) on the Playback tab, select the Disable all enhancements check box and try audio playback again. Perform this operation for each standard device.